John Burroughs: The Father of American Nature Literature/约翰·巴勒斯：美国自然文学之父

This book comprehensively depicts Burroughs' life, outlining the development and core themes of his nature literature. It also details his interactions with historical and cultural figures such as Jay Gould, Myron Benton, Ralph Emerson, Walt Whitman, John Muir, Andrew Carnegie, Theodore Roosevelt, and Henry Ford. Most importantly, this biography expounds on John Burroughs's cultural ideal of returning to nature and the forest, critically reflecting on the chronic ills of modern culture, such as its delocalization, mechanization, and materialism, thereby providing profound and insightful insights.

本书全面描述了巴勒斯的生命历程, 勾勒了他的自然文学创作的发展脉络和核心主旨, 详细叙述了他与杰伊·古尔德、迈伦·本顿、拉尔夫·爱默生、沃尔特·惠特曼、约翰·缪尔、安德鲁·卡内基、西奥多·罗斯福、亨利·福特等历史文化名人的交往经历。尤其重要的是, 该传记阐述了约翰·巴勒斯回归自然、回归森林的文化理想, 批判性地反思了现代文化的非地方、机械化、物质化等痼疾, 从而给人带来意味隽永的思想启示。